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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kody feel out of place when he attends an Islam service with Muhammad in the chapter, "Tamu"?
(a) He does not know enough about Islam.
(b) He is not religious.
(c) He thinks everyone knows he was in jail.
(d) He is dressed in gang clothes.

2. What word is NOT found in the Crips chant?
(a) Klan.
(b) Soliders.
(c) Gun.
(d) Kill.

3. In the chapter "Nation Time," what group does Kody begin to distance himself from?
(a) Tamu and his children.
(b) Crips.
(c) Islam.
(d) His family.

4. How long does Kody serve in California state prison before he is paroled in the chapter "Nation Time?"
(a) Two years.
(b) About five years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Less than one year.

5. At the beginning of "Reconnected," what prison is Kody first sent to?
(a) Folsom.
(b) Soledad.
(c) Kern Valley.
(d) San Quentin.

6. In the final chapter, what does Kody say is the only thing the gangs leave?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Death.
(c) Organization.
(d) Strength.

7. What does Kody hear that amazes him at the second Islam service he attends?
(a) He feels that he hears parts of his own life explained.
(b) He thinks it is time to leave the gang.
(c) He realizes the gang life is hypocritical.
(d) He is enjoying the service.

8. Why does Muhammad ask Kody and his group to leave the Islam service?
(a) Kody gets caught with a weapon.
(b) They are not participating.
(c) They are talking during a film.
(d) The leader feels like they do not belong there.

9. Who is the first person Kody meets when he arrives in prison at the start of "Reconnected?"
(a) Desmond.
(b) Li'l Rat.
(c) Fat Rat.
(d) Rattone.

10. Who picks Kody from jail at the end of the chapter, "Muhammad Abdubllah"?
(a) Crazy De.
(b) His mother and Tamu.
(c) His brother.
(d) Muhammad.

11. According to Kody's last chapter, how are the Crips still struggling?
(a) They are loosing members.
(b) They miss Kody.
(c) They are still fighting their own.
(d) They are not struggling.

12. What group does Kody compare the C.C.O to?
(a) The Black Panters.
(b) The military.
(c) The Bloods.
(d) The orginal Crips.

13. What is the name of the Crips' chant?
(a) Universal Crip Cadence.
(b) Death to the Bloods.
(c) Brothers' Crip Cadence.
(d) Crip Chant.

14. In addition to Malcolm X, what other activist's words affect Kody?
(a) Eldridge Cleaver.
(b) Stokely Carmichael.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Charles Barron.

15. What job does Kody get in the chapter "Nation Time?"
(a) Janitor.
(b) Waiter.
(c) Salesperson.
(d) Clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What events eventually convinces Macc and Joker to put their differences aside and work together?

2. What ethnic group is winning the war in Folsom prison?

3. What does Suma say to Kody that convinces him to join the C.C.O?

4. Who does Kody's cell mate attack in the chapter "48 Hours?"

5. What does Kody's friend admit would happen to him for committing murder and kidnapping?

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